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Circulatory System

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Leaflet   flat, leaf-shaped structure that comprises the valves of the heart and prevents backflow of blood  
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lumen   space within an artery, vein, intestine or tube  
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3 layers of an artery   tunica externa, tunica media, and tunica intima  
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tunica externa   outer coat. composed of connective tissue that provides strength and flexibility  
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tunica media   middle layer. smooth muscle. can alter size of lumen  
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tunica intima   thin, inner lining of the lumen of the vessel. endothelial cells. provide smooth surface  
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3 tissue layers of the heart   endocardium, myocardium, epicardium  
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endocardium   membrane that lines 4 chambers and valves  
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myocardium   muscular layer of heart  
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epicardium   outermost layer  
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pathway of blood   superior/inferior vena cava, right atrium, AV/tricuspid valve, right ventrical, SV valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, left atrium, AV/mitral valve, left ventricle, aorta, body  
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sinoatrial node   pacemaker  
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pathway of heartbeat   sinoatrial node, atrioventricular node, atria contracts, bundle of His (AV bundle), Purkinje fibers, ventricles  
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P wave   contraction of atria  
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T wave   recovery of ventricles  
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QRS complex   contraction of ventricle  
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systole   contraction  
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diastole   relaxation  
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Blood pressure   S/D  
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aneurysm   widened blood vessel  
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angi   vessel  
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vascul   vessel  
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arther   fatty plaque  
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embol   plug  
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hemangi   blood vessel  
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phleb   vein  
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sphygm   pulse  
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sten   narrowing  
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thromb   blood clot  
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vas   vessel  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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syncope   loss of conciousness  
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infarct   localized tissue death  
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endarterectomy   removal of plaque  
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ischemia   blockage of circulation that causes localized tissue anemia  
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diaphoresis   profuse sweating  
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two types of angioplasty   percutaneous transluminal coronary engioplasty (PTCA) and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)  
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endocarditis   inflammation of the inner lining of the heart and its valves  
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varicose veins   enlarged, engorged, twisted and superficial. Valves dont function properly and fail to prevent backflow  
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myxoma   heart tumor. muscous connective tissue usually left atrium  
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fibrillation   abnormally rapid, uncoordinated quivering of myocardium  
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heart block   interference with normal transmission of electric impulses from SA node to Purkinje fibers  
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bruit   heart murmur  
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cardiomyopathy   disease/weakening of heart muscle that diminishes cardiac function  
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coarctation   narrowing of a vessel especially the aorta  
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hypertension   high blood pressure  
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hypotension   low blood pressure  
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mitral valve prolapse   mitral valve prolapses into left atrium during ventricular contraction==> backflow of blood  
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thrombosis   blood clot develops in a vessel and obstructs blood flow  
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deep vein thrombosis   blood clot develops in deep veins of body (legs and thighs)  
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cardioversion   defibrillation, low energy shocks. synced with large R waves  
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sclerotherapy   injection of chemical irritant into vein to produce inflammation and fibrosis that destroys the lumen of the vein  
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angioplasty   reopening narrowed blood vessels  
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catheter ablation   treatment for cardiac arrythmias  
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commissurotomy   surgical separation of leaflets of mitral valve which have fused together  
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AICD insertion   battery powered device. corrects ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation  
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valvotomy   incision of a valve to increase the size of the opening. used to treat mitral stenosis (narrowing)  
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cardiac catheterization   catheter into heart to evaluate it  
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electrophysiology study   maps heart's conduction system  
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multiple-gated acquisition scan (MUGA)   detects how well heart walls move as they contract and calculates ejection rate  
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nuclear perfusion study   detects presence of CAD  
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